Water clarifiers work wonders! If your water is just looking a little off-colour a dose of clarifier is probably the answer.

Clean your filters! Hot tub filters need to be cleaned regularly using a non-foaming filter cleaner. Powdered cleaners are best because they remove limescale as well as grease. Poor water quality is almost always due to poor filtration.

Nothing is more important in maintaining good hot tub water quality than the filtration system. Dirty, clogged or worn-out hot tub filters will fail in their job of trapping contaminants and put an unnecessary strain on the spa pumps. If your water quality starts to deteriorate unexpectedly then the cause is very likely to be old or dirty filters.

The Zorbie is designed to absorb contaminants and to reduce foaming in your hot tub.

Keeps your water sparkling without any additives.

HOT TUB CLEANING TIP...

Biofilm accumulates in the pipe work of all hot tubs and provides an ideal breading ground for bacteria and algae. hot tub plumbing biofilm A spa with immaculately clean plumbing results in cleaner, clearer, fresher water and better water circulation.

HOT TUB COVER TIP...

Rigid insulation covers can be tailor-made to suit all sizes and shapes of hot tub. Investing in a good quality well fitting cover is the most cost effective expenditure you can make for your tub. Old, water-logged covers are very heavy, do not insulate well and need to be replaced.

All our hot tub covers are made bespoke to meet your specific requirement. We have a choice of vinyl skins and a complete range of configurable insulation options to meet your specific requirement; from one of the lowest cost, best value covers available anywhere, through to a deluxe fully insulated cover suitable for the coldest ski chalet.

Hot tub cover delivery is free if you live in England or Wales. If you live in Scotland delivery costs just £24.95 (excluding IV, AB, KW or PH post codes). if you live anywhere else you can see the replacement cover delivery charge here. The delivery charge will be added when you check out.

Click on the button below to choose your cover and get the best on-line price for the cover you need in any shape up to a maximum size of 2.44m x 2.44m.

IF YOUR HOT TUB COVER IS HEAVY OR SAGGING IN THE MIDDLE IT IS WATER-LOGGED.IT WON'T BE INSULATING PROPERLY AND IT NEEDS REPLACING!

Essential oils are not the same as perfume or fragrance oils. Essential oils are derived from the actual plants after which they are named. They usually smell very strongly and can offer significant, proven, therapeutic benefit.. Aromatherapy crystals provide a natural remedy for aches and pains; nutrients for overworked and tense muscles and relaxants for stress.

Can be used in all types of hot tubs, but this product will not seal rips in a vinyl liner.

JETS, HEADRESTS ETC....

In addition to the parts listed, we can often supply we can often supply spare parts such as jets and headrests, particularly for common hot tub makes such as Sundance, Marquis, Master Spas, Vita Spa, Spaform and some others.

Please ring us with your requirement. A photo is always helpful to help identify the correct part.

The PureSpa Octagonal Inflatable Spa is a brand new 4 person inflatable spa made by the well proven inflatable products manufacturer, Intex

This spa has the best specification of any inflatable spa on the Uk market and is supplied with a complimentary Heat Retention Mat, 2 filters and, importantly, 2 storage bags to ensure that you can keep the spa clean and servicable over the winter.

HOT TUB INSTALLATION ADVICE...

Depending on the model chosen, the power requirements are likely to be be either 13 amp or 30 amp single phase. A qualified electrician must install the power supply, which must be wired through a Residual Current Device (RCD), or circuit breaker, at least 2 metres away from the hot tub. All outside cable should be armoured.

Why do you immediately feel good when you get into a hot tub? For a start, you instantly lose 90% of your body weight, reducing the load on your heart by 10-20%. And, because the temperature is sustained at around 38C, the feeling of well-being that you experience is accompanied by changes in your circulatory system that have a beneficial effect on many aspects of your body. When this is combined with the therapeutic effect of the spa's massage jets, which further relax the muscles, and promote healing, the result is sheer bliss!

Temperature control - what's right for your hot tub?

One question always asked in relation to owning hot tub is: Should we keep our hot tub constantly warm, or is it better to turn it off after usage. This is a very understandable concern as energy prices remain high and people want to make sensible choices.

While it is difficult to put a meaningful price on hot tub costs because of factors such as different energy suppliers, your own usage, how often you use it it is easier to lay down some guidelines that will help you make the decisions allowing you to run your hot tub as cheaply as possible.

Should you keep it constant?

The chances are, if you keep the hot tub constantly heated you might use it more regularly, but will you use it enough to justify keeping the water warm at all times?

Without throwing a lot of numbers and calculations around, industry experts say that its cheaper to heat the water when you want to use the hot tub rather than keeping the tub constantly hot, unless you really do use the hot tub every day or at least five times a week. Hot water will lose heat to the environment, particularly when the weather is cold. The greater the difference in temperature between the environment and the hot tub, the greater the ensuing heat loss.

We can demonstrate this point by using the example of a cup of tea. The time it takes for a cup of tea to become drinkable once it is served in the cup is quite quick it cools quickly in the environment. However, as the tea approaches the temperature of its surroundings, it cools far less dramatically and stays warm while you drink it.

Heating costs

It is difficult to generalise about the heating requirements of a hot tub as the models vary so greatly in size, model, insulation, placement and many other factors. But we can look at the cost of heating the water.

A hot tub that is designed to accommodate eight people will hold about 500 gallons of water. To raise the temperature of a hot tub from about four degrees celsius (in the winter months) to about 37.5 degrees celsius, takes about 250,000 BTUs, which is roughly 75 kWh of energy. You only have to prove up how much a kWh costs from your energy company to see what this costs. As your hot tub constantly loses heat as the water temperature meets the environmental temperature, you will be using 75kWh of energy every day to keep the hot tub constantly warm.

Invest in quality

However, if you plan on using the hot tub every day, or on a very regular basis throughout the year, then maintaining the heat is the way to go. Our advice at this point is to invest in a high quality hot tub cover. Most of the heat in shot tub is lost through the hot tub cover one user in the USA keeps a close tab on his energy usage and he says that it costs him an average of $30 per month to keep his hot tub working all year round, but that figure would rise to $50 a month if he did not have a high quality cover.

The best thing to do is to talk to your hot tub provider about a suitable cover to meet your needs. Each cover has an R-value, which is the numerical value of the insulation qualities of your cover. The more you are planning to use the hot tub and keep the temperature constant, the more it will pay you to invest in a good cover with a high R-value. As a very rough guide, an R-value that is twice the numerical value of your existing cover will retain the heat for twice as long. In the long run, if you are planning on running your hot tub throughout the colder months, then the investment you make into a cover will be repaid through energy savings.

Make the right choice for you

As a guide, if you are using the hot tub sporadically, then turn it on in the morning if you plan to use it that evening. However, if you are using the tub more than six or seven times a month, you may want to consider running it all the time and investing in a very high R-value cover for the hot tub.

This is one situation where getting the maths right will pay dividends in the long run.

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